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12:30 PM ET, November 18, 2014

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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Steve Rattner: Jonathan Gruber was ‘the man’ on Obamacare  —  Obama has since noted Gruber was never on the White House's staff.  —  Jonathan Gruber was “the man” behind Obamacare, according to a former adviser to President Barack Obama.  —  “The problem is not that Gruber helped …
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James Surowiecki / New Yorker:
On Obamacare, the G.O.P. Lays a Trap for Itself  —  A few days after the midterm elections, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear King v. Burwell, a challenge to the Affordable Care Act in which the plaintiffs are arguing that people who live in states which have not set …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
“Grubergate” Is Giving the Supreme Court Cover to Destroy Obamacare
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Incredible Audio Of Gov. Jay Nixon Bumbling Through An Answer About Ferguson  —  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) has declared a state of emergency and activated the state national guard in anticipation of a grand jury decision in the shooting of Michael Brown by Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson.
Discussion: Mediaite and Political Wire
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ABC News:
FBI Warns Ferguson Decision ‘Will Likely’ Lead to Violence By Extremists Protesters … As the nation waits to hear whether a Missouri police officer will face charges for killing unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., the FBI is warning law enforcement agencies across the country that the decision …
Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
Rep. John Lewis Calls for ‘Massive, Non-Violent Protests’ Nationwide if Wilson Isn't Indicted
Discussion: FOX News Radio
David Brooks / New York Times:
Obama in Winter  —  They say failure can be a good teacher, but, so far, the Obama administration is opting out of the course.  The post-midterm period has been one of the most bizarre of the Obama presidency.  President Obama has racked up some impressive foreign-policy accomplishments …
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:   Wait!  Wait!  —  I've already used the “Waiting For Godot” …
Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Keystone at Senate tipping point  —  Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and other supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline are stuck at 59 votes — one vote shy of the supermajority they need to move their bill forward on Tuesday.  —  Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) …
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Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Can Mary Landrieu get to 60 votes on Keystone pipeline?
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Uber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt On Journalists  —  Senior vice president Emil Michael floated making critics' personal lives fair game.  Michael apologized Monday for the remarks.  —  Emil Michael, senior vice president of business for Uber, in July.  —  David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Alan Fram / Associated Press:
House Democrats Re-Elect Pelosi as Minority Leader  —  Democrats re-elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi to another two-year term as House minority leader on Tuesday, two weeks after elections in which the party lost at least a dozen seats in the chamber.  —  In a closed-door meeting of House Democrats …
Discussion: Politico
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Reid to allow amendments to surveillance reform bill
Discussion: Politico
Politico:
Democrats lash out at Pelosi
Discussion: Hit & Run, Daily Kos and Taylor Marsh
Washington Post:
In Mr. Obama's own words, acting alone is ‘not how our democracy functions’  —  DEMOCRATS URGING President Obama to “go big” in his executive order on immigration might pause to consider the following scenario:  —  It is 2017.  Newly elected President Ted Cruz (R) insists he has won a mandate to repeal Obamacare.
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Katie Pavlich / The Hill:
Why is Obama ignoring the experts on illegal immigration?  —  There are some important voices that have been starkly absent as President Obama gets ready to issue an executive order that would usurp federal immigration law in the coming days.  —  “We're all pretty much ticked,” …
New York Times:
Four Rabbis Are Killed in Jerusalem Synagogue Attack  —  JERUSALEM — Two Palestinians armed with a gun, knives and axes stormed a synagogue complex in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of West Jerusalem on Tuesday morning and killed four rabbis in the middle of their morning prayers, the Israeli police said.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats press Obama to wait on immigration executive action  —  President Obama has a tough decision to make on the timing of an executive order to freeze deportations of illegal immigrants.  —  Senate Democrats want him to wait to give them time to pass an omnibus spending bill …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
David McCabe / The Hill:
Holder praises Koch brothers  —  Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday praised the conservative Koch Brothers for donating money to a group helping to defend indigent clients.  —  “There's a justice gap,” Holder said in an interview with the Marshall Project, which covers criminal justice news.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Reaping the Whirlwind  —  Today we're busily asking when President Obama will drop the immigration executive action hammer and whether Republicans will reply with screeching, government shutdowning or just getting it over with and finally impeaching President Obama.
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
The Long Shot  —  Martin O'Malley ought to be a Democrat's dream candidate.  In two terms as the governor of Maryland, he's ushered in a sweeping liberal agenda that includes gay marriage, gun control, an end to the death penalty, and in-state college tuition for undocumented immigrants.
Lauren French / Politico:
GOP hires legal scholar to oversee Obama lawsuit  —  House Republicans have hired a noted constitutional lawyer to oversee a lawsuit against President Barack Obama for alleged executive overreach.  —  Jonathan Turley, a professor at The George Washington University, has argued in favor …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Daily Mail:
‘Orange Is the New Black’ actress breaks down in interview as she recounts the day her parents were deported - leaving her alone in the U.S. aged 14  — Diane Guerrero, 28, spoke about the deportation on CNN on Monday, two days after she wrote an op-ed about her experience for the L.A. Times
Chris Moody / CNN:
See the GOP's coded tweets  —  Washington (CNN) — CNN reported Monday that Republicans used coded Twitter messages to share information before the midterm election to avoid election laws that bar coordination between party committees and outside groups.  —  The organizations involved …
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Charles Manson gets marriage license  —  2 photos  —  CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — Mass murderer Charles Manson plans to marry a 26-year-old woman who left her Midwestern home and spent the past nine years trying to help exonerate him.  —  Afton Elaine Burton, the raven-haired bride-to-be …
 
 
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Ferguson Protest Group Releases List of Targets, Including: Anheuser Busch, Boeing, Emerson Electric, Airport
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP backs duck hunting tax hike
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Times
Alex DeMarban / Anchorage Daily News:
Begich concedes after hard-fought Senate battle
Discussion: US News and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Obama's potential immigration plan could enter uncharted territory
Discussion: USA Today
The Hill:
Why did Asian vote dip for Dems?
Wall Street Journal:
NSA Reform That Only ISIS Could Love
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King aims to extend footprint as kingmaker
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Say it loud: Black, GOP and proud
John B. Judis / The New Republic:
History Shows That Hillary Clinton Is Unlikely to Win in 2016
Scott Wong / The Hill:
In GOP, a new voice of immigration dissent
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ferguson correctional officer faces sex charges, rape lawsuit
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Fight the Power Grab
Mike Debonis / Washington Post:
Vincent Gray rejects plea offer; federal prosecutors appear on track for indictment
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